I just finished listening to the last book in the “Wheel of Time” series. It has taken me a long time to get through all the 14 books. They were long books, even in audio form. On average each book took me a little over a month to finish. So, you can see that even…
2023 Cycling Year Goal
As I have written about before I ride a bicycle pretty much everyday that I can. I also wear a Garmin Venu watch to track my fitness. I set myself goals each year that I have had the watch (I think just over 3 years). This past year I was out of town for 2…
Something New for the New Year
I am going to try something new this year. I tried to make sure I did at least one BIG post a week, and I think I will stick with that. I hope more will come to my mind, but I am not going to promise anything. But what I am going to do this…
Grace
What is grace? Well, the definition is (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grace): 1 2 3 4 used as a title of address or reference for a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop 5 a short prayer at a meal asking a blessing or giving thanks 6 Graces plural : three sister goddesses in Greek mythology who are the givers…
Progressive Dinner Date
A while back I bought my wife and I a book from a company called The Adventure Challenge. I got the Couples Edition because it was supposed to be filled with great date ideas. I thought this would be something great for my wife and I. It has scratch off squares so you don’t know…
VW engine update
I got the engine out of the car without too much trouble. It takes a while to get all the parts off the engine before I can actually get the engine out of the car. In total it took about 2.5 hours (maybe 3). I had a bit of time between start a finish due…
Ask Me a Question (or More)
For the upcoming year of 2024 I thought I would try to do something new. I am wondering what questions my readers might like me to answer. So, please ask me a question, or more, in the comments. I will compile them and then answer them to the best of my ability. Send anything you…
Christmas and Easter “Christians”
What does it mean to be a follower of Christ? I have talked about my faith before here, and today I want to talk a little bit about attending church and how it relates, in my opinion, to being a Christ-follower. I have attended church my entire life. I always went to church on Sunday…
Favorite Christmas Songs
We are in the midst of the Christmas season, and as you all know I love music. I enjoy Christmas music. I am not as big of a fan as some people are of it, but I still enjoy it. I also find that I don’t enjoy listening to it outside the Christmas season (except…